202 2nd Avenue South • Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 | bentonhistorykeeper@gmail.com
Benton County Historical Society & Museum Sauk Rapids, Minnesota — Est. 1873

Preserving Benton County's Heritage Since 1949

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Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum

Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.

View of the Residence and Granite Quarry of L. Robinson Sr.
View of the Residence & Granite Quarry of L. Robinson, Sr.,
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.

📅  Today in History

United States

• 1693 NYC authorizes first police uniforms in American colonies

• 1923 Harding becomes first sitting president to visit Alaska

Minnesota

• At its headwaters, the Mississippi starts as an 18-foot-wide, knee-deep river.

• The Mississippi flows 694 miles inside Minnesota before leaving the state.

Benton County

• A railroad line reached Sauk Rapids in 1874.

• William A. Aitkin served as chairman of Benton County’s first board of commissioners.

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Location 202 2nd Avenue South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Hours Tue – Fri   10am – 4pm Closed on legal holidays
Phone 320-253-9614 By appointment

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